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Vol. No. 2726
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HE RELATES SOME THINGS
ABOUT THE ACTION of THE
NAVY PROBABLY SAID
FOR A PURPOSE.
CONCORl, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 26 1898
Whole No U726
AN INTERESTING LETTER. '
PERSON AL POINTERS.
Mr. Jake Newell was in the
A Steamship Ashore On the Coast of
Kew Fonniiland A. Regiment Ex
clusively of Poptilists.
Cablegram
Standard.
and Telegram to the Daily,
The Life of a Former rnhnrrns Rot
Ifew Medico -How a United States city today from No. 10 township.
ouluier- MissLila Stafford, of Harris-
We are in receipt of a letter from burg, is visiting her friends, the
Mr. Thomas F Poteat, a former Ca- Misses Sims.
barms county young man, who lived LMr. J F Beatty, of New Lon-
only a iew miles above this place. doDt waa Been in our city ye8terday
The letter to us is interesting and evening,
we take the hbertv tn cn ?a flip non.
Die some of Mm in it Rev. W J Boger and wife, of
Mr. Pnr.Pat fr .o . IMt. Holly, arrived at the home of
. v wvluv 1 1,111 a, una I - - . --r n. . - I
- iniiall Lf U s.ri . " III A fet I TXT 11 i . A m
been in tho pprinp of ffc TTn,-f xll' " L AU X1U' h ny ao you want to pay 5,1 tor
" W. li V. V J 11 A 111 A. I mm a . I Fv -
yesiercay. iney win atiena meiti uue wnue or niacK Manilla nac
run
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ip vn ( i -
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States Armv and ia fltatinnprf f a
. ' , . . commencement exercises at
iort m ew Mexico, The duties of Pleagant betofe returning.
meise eoiuiers stationed at me diners
A Regltueiit of Populists.
Washington-! p. m. Jerry Sim p
son has offered to raise t regiment ent forts is to quell any riot or ins
ccmpo ed exclusively of Populists, aurrection by the Indians in that
part of the country.
sasasta interviewed. lie is now stationed at Fort Win-
Madrid, 1 10 p. m.- Sagasta was 8ate in ew Mexico. Sometimes he
;ntprviflwflH tha TYinminnri nnt. 8aJ8 the We of a soldier out there is
Mt.
fancy
Cakes
Hne3 Spains policy, Baving that
there will be no fight at Santiago
unless Cervera desires it. The
Americans, said he, will find the
a pleasure and sometimes he thinks
it a very hard life, though never res
grets .the day that he enlisted into
8eryice .
As for scenery in that country,
Jam Up
Fresh,
AT-
when you can get one just as fine
and e good at Cannon '& Fetz -r Oo.
for 50 cents. WHY?
Why do you want to pay $1.50 or
$2 for a fine Milan Braid Ht when
you can get one just as fine and
handsome as vou want for SI at
Cannon & Fetzer Co's. Why ?
Why do yu want to pay 50 cents
for a Crash Hat when you can get
one here just as good for 25 cents.
WHY?
Whv do you want to pay 50 cents
for a Straw Hat when you can ,et
just aa good in style and qualuy
here at 25 cents. WHY
Why not save this 25 or 50c9nte?
YOU FURNISH THE FEET
WE DO THE RE S r.
Tha'."? all we sk you to do f r-
nish the feet. We w? nof only do
the reB. but we will do it well for
$2 50
Santiago forts, ships and harbors to they have some of the finest. The
be very different from those de- -temperature scarcely eer gets below kfVin & MOITISOII If joo don't need it yonraelf give
stroyed by Dewey at Manila. He 25 dereM abfe Z3rov Sometimes,
caougu, iney nave snow ior monms.
OR0CER5
also says that if the .Americans are
waiting for a naval battle before
they attempt to invade Cuba they
will need a considerable amount of
patience.
Then their life is somewhat harder,
as the snow causes eo much mud,
and as thty haye no sidewalks, it
makes it very disagreeable to walk
guard. When they are not walking
their guard line they are equipped
with boxes in which to stand duricg
' ALL IN EARNEST.
The President Calls for 75,000 North
Carolina's Quota 1,550 Don't Know
Where the Fleets Are The Spanish
Fleet May Be Bottled Up at Santia
go Off for Manila,
As noted in The Standard Wed-
A Supposed Warship Sighted.
St. John, New Foundland, 2 p. the muddv weather. Butevervhalf
m. A steamship is eshore thirty hour they have to walk to the other nesday the president has made a
miles from here. It appears to be a post
war ship. Its identity is not known.
it to somebody who does. We U
give vou lust as good a hat for 25
cents as' you'll get for 50 cents, and
just as good for 50 as you'il get f or
75 or $1, and for $1 we'll give you
"just as good as you can get for $1 50
or $2. Come and see .
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
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We have everything in"
except your feet.
Oxforda
An ounce of satisfaction is worth
a ton or laiK. oaiiBiauuuu
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Dry : A Miller,
gon's log book shows that while
coaling at Rio thirty-nine dynamite
bombs were found in the bunker3.
Shoe Furnishers.
second call for troops. He wants
t 4.u: nf i uAl 75.000 more which will make in all
is stationed, there is qaite a number 200,000 volunteers. North OarolU
Uo Ina s auota cf the late, call will be
Thirty Dynamite Bombs Found.? uiiuca nuu uauuo iu mo uiiuco, - a , u t n
tt - . ri. : ho cot, a rQttt frnm' no. 9.s ftQ ka I about 1.550. It is said that Uov.
ney west, om4o p. m. me vre- ub v . .
WJ , r I Pno.a will mvAfha nninrpn npnnlp
ha naff tueabu n 6 T w ""w
per uy. I .
OnliraVinnf. 1 miUa frnm Fnrt U chaOCO nOW tO rai86 a full regl
Wmgale he describes a place where ment of 12 companiee.
th nlWwftipr fnrmerlv lived. All is uncertainty as to the where-,
The place is one mile long and one- abouts of tha fleeta'. A strict and
Another jLightninff Freak. Wh f o m,ifl aKnnf. kph necessary censorship is exercisea ana
In a letter from Mt. Gilead, in feet deep. In these walls are small no news is allowed to pass over the
Montgomery county, to Mr. W R huts large enough for ten persons, wires that would be calculated to
Harris, we learn that on last Mon- the huts being about 100 feet above defeat the plane; of the government,
day night the lightning struck the each other. The indications are that the
house of Dr. C B Ingram at that Hunting is also indulged m very Spanish fleet did come into port at
place and did considerable damage, much and the hunter is rewarded Santiago de Cuba and may r may
It struck boHi chimneys of the too, there being much game. The not be shut in by Schley's fleet.
nouse ana tore, one oi mem open. writer of the letter himseit spenas Oak Suits ever shown in this part of North Caro-
Tf fliort aIv, fr,ft fnmitnrflin 5 j.sm wav for the trooos to land near Han uua' k"
jlk aiou AouuiAeiuvu. uu luiuiKutu.u q jjjg time CUIlllUg IU tUO WUUUBi ; 1 - I i
the parlor, and tore one of the win- The duties of these soldiers are vana wnere the great decisive land linft She was not captured by the Spanish Fleet of high prices as re
dows to pieces. As there ' was vprv Uffht Thev are reauired to battle is destined to be fougHt.
such a storm Beveral of the child- one honr eaon day-from 5 till ItJ Jooks E0W like the moyement ported.
ren were in one bed, which naa on 6 m The remainder of the time Pn - WM 18 10 De ine main ?DJeo"
itafeather bed. The bed stead L, n wft roVlPTfl thev tiye plan while the destruction or
wuwj " w X
All a Mistake.
Our "-War. Car, City of Knoxville," is safe in port, loaded with
She was safely guarded into port by our Gunboat, "High Prica
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was struck and the head and an- fc that Qn e eighth or tenth tne Spanish fleet, if ahut up in a Ex 10Q :mattreBS aboard, at prices ranging from $1.25 'to
S15.00. Hearmg is believiner, seeing is the 1 aked truth. You? can . hear
other part torn open besides tearing L they are put on guard duty. Mr. narrow port where it can't possibly
one of the feet on. uut ionunaieiy
none of the children were hurt.
The Graded School Closes.
The Graded School closed this
(Thursday) afternoon. The last
lessons by the pupils wera recited
. is eacane. mav Da aeierrea 10 a con-
Jfoteat says tnat mey cujuj , r, ' - . . -
, -tL vpnifint season, with the nop8 or a
he Buppo.eB, oetter inan .. whn 0nbaQ frQm anyone thatlha8 ever been in oar store tbat wethave the "stuff" and
Claas of people. He
can lie down on nia DunKwa-ww -v.. J we make the prices.
a nap almost whenever he wants to,
and has no one t 'j bother him.
The life of a western soldier, he
this morning but the promotion thinks, is a little bit tougher than
cards were issued this afternoon, the Eastern soldier . Their dress is
also some announcements made. - LftfnnLan. fftnfiv but is neat and
everything is Kept clean .
Rtrnon By LtKhtnins;. , r rph(,r anarters are three stories
We ar4Qformed this (Thursday) high and. built of brick. Mrjifo
morning that the crib of.' Mr. Geo! teat helor to the 15th regiment,
W Bost, of No. 1 township, was V- u . ;
struck by lightning yesterday even lt Looki Tery suspicions,
ing during the small storm; The, y igeems strange ' but nevertheless
entire crib was burned together true tjj"at the fellow who was arrest-
with about 75 bushels of corn. p-flt CamD. Grimes some weeks ago
on suspicion of poisoning the water
and wap found to be part Indian
and part negro, has been arrested
again at Jacksonville. r A close
watch will now very aptly be kept
on him and probably, something
it. i
THE ONLY7f:- X'ood Furlfiei
B prominently-' in r o public eye to
layi8 IIood,,Siir?!.M.,!f!i'.i4 ' Thei'efore
et Hood's and Ov-' HOOD'S.
hauBted. In this case we might get
some valuable accessions to our nayy
and indemnify curselves for some of
the cost of the war.
While there is little to gratify the
desire for news we confidently hope
it is -not to remain so yery long.
The ships for Manila are now, well
onf the way, having . left San Fran- ( neSS at the Old Stand. See Bell.
-l rri . t i .
CISCO vyeanesaay. me rem is
said to haye on board 59 officers and
What we say unto one we say unto all. Come and see.
Bell,JHarris;&Xompany.
T. S. I We are stilllin the undertaking busi
$ i'jtxtinMrtnvmrxtio more than a watch will result.
1 044 msn the city of Sidney 24 ofiis
cers and 670 men and the Australia,
37 officers and 676 men . The fleet
ia loaded chiefly with supplies of
provisions 'and ammunition. More
troops are to . follow later. This
fleet is expected to arrive at Hono
lulu in aljout eix days, where the
Charleston will join it. It will then
be about one third of the way to the
Philippines
Residence Phone 90.
Store Phone 12.
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